Four Immersive Art Industry Workshops

A Hit the Ground Running Curriculum

A Hub for Art, Industry, & Mentorship.

The daily routine

A day-by-day Look at one Academy Workshop

Sunday

Acclimate, Register, Set up shop, Prepare

Morning: Students arrive on campus anytime after 11 am. If you're attending multiple workshops and it is not the first week, this is a studio day.Afternoon:
Registration is 11am-3pm on Sundays. Sundays are acclimation days for new arrivals.Evening: The first Sunday of the program, students attend orientation at 5pm. Following Sundays, students work on their assignment and new arrivals register privately with administration.

Monday

Lecture & Assignment

Morning:
Instructors provide the assignment. The nature of the assignment is determined by the Workshop's topic such as: Foundations, Comic & Sequential Art, Editorial & Publishing Art, or Entertainment & Concept Art. Students develop thumbnails, reference, and research.Afternoon:
12-2 pm lunch. Students attend a lecture, presentation, or demo by one of the visiting mentors.Evening:
5pm Dinner. Students work on assignments or review the lessons of the day.

Tuesday

Thumbnail crits, Demo/Lecture, Studio, & Figure Drawing

Morning
Attendees have Group Critiques with visiting artists.Afternoon
One of the visiting artists provides a lecture, demo, or presentation.Evening
Three hours of figure drawing with two live models.

Wednesday

Group crits, Demo/Lecture, Studio

Morning
Attendees have one-on-one critiques with visiting artists.Afternoon
One of the visiting artists will provide a lecture, demo, or presentation.Evening
Work on assignments for the week.

Thursday

One-on-one crits, Lecture/Demo, Studio, Social Hour, Figure Drawing

Morning
Attendees have one-on-one critiques with visiting artists.Afternoon
One of the visiting artists will provide a lecture, demo, or presentation.Evening
Three hours of figure drawing with two live models. This is also pizza night every Thursday.

Friday

One-on-one crits, Lecture/Demo, Studio

Morning
Attendees have one-on-one critiques with visiting artists.Afternoon
One of the visiting artists will provide a lecture, demo, or presentation.Evening
Work on assignments for the week

Saturday

Studio & Assignment, Personal Crits

Morning
Attendees may have one-on-one critiques with visiting artists or will work on assignments.Afternoon
Three hours of figure drawing with two live models (2 - 5 pm).
Evening
Attendees may have one-on-one critiques with visiting artists or will work on assignments.
Single-Workshop Students:
If you're leaving early Sunday, schedule your final critique with the visiting artists.

Sunday

REPEAT

Single Workshop Students: Receive your critique if you have not yet left the workshop.Multi-Workshop Students:
Continue to prepare your assignment for Monday's group critique.